Trunk-lock.



D. WEISSBERG. TRUNK LOCK. APPLICATION FILED 41 11.20, 1914.

Patented Dec.22,1914.

EMVEMTURQ W W @W MAX WEISSBERG, or PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID VVnIssBnRe, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Pittsburgh, in thecounty of Allegheny 5 and State of Pennsylvania, have invented the body a new and useful Improvement in Trunk- Locks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in locks for baggage and is particularly, though not exclusively, concerned with an improved form of lock for a trunk.

I The object of the invention is to provide means to prevent unauthorized opening of the trunk by the unlocking or forcing of I 12 and abovethe escutcheon 13 on the lid the usual trunk lock. 1

A further object is to so construct the safety-lock, as it may be called, that it will not in any way interfere with the usual manner of locking the trunk, and when not in use may be entirely concealed I 'With these objects in view the invention consists of the constructions and arrangements of parts, preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying draW- ing's, in whicha Figure 1 is a fragmentary viewof apart of a trunk showing the inventionjapplied thereto and-in open position;-Fig. 2 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 1 showing the device in locked position. 1 I Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, theescutche'on 1 of the trunk lock may be of the usual form and may be secured asusualto the lid 2 thereof. A hasp may also be ,of usual form and comprises the-base 3 riveted to of the itrlunk' 4, and having the proper.5 which may locked to the escutcheon through the hole 6' in the usual manner,

hinged hasp portion be key of the trunk even though a party may hold a duplicate key or skeleton key by whlch the article or trunk locked could be forced, I provide an extra locking means consistin in the instance hereshown of a staple hinged to the lid of the trunk as at and I Specification of Letters Patent.

. space it away In order to prevent unauthorlzed openingr Patented Dec. 22, 1911..

Application filed April 20, 1914. Serial No. 833,115.-

provide a slot 9 in the hasp through which this staple when turned at right angles to the lid may be passed and may be engaged by a padlock 1t). Thus even though the trunk lockproper is forced, it will be impossible to gain access to the trunk without wrenching 01f the hasp. While I have shown the slot or opening 9 for the reception of the staple 7 extending longitudinally of the hasp it may be obviously, arranged transversely thereof and the staple 7 may be shifted at right angles to its position shown in Fig. 1 to enter such opening.

Inthe modified form of the invention shown in Fig. 3, the locking staple 11 is attached-directly to the outside of the hasp ceive the staple 11. It will be seen that 70 in this form of the invention the key hole of the regular trunk lock is entirely concealed n and is inaccessible to unauthorized use.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 4, the hasp 18 is slightly oif-set, as at 19, to

from the trunk lid to accommodate a locking bale or strap ,20 secured to "the lid and having the 'apertured ears 21 adapted to receive the'shackle 22 of the padlock. The neck or off-set portion 19 of "the hasp is also made considerably narrower than the locking end thereof, sothat the locking head thereof cannot be slipped through the locking bale 20. I While I have herein described the particular embodiments of my invention, it is understood that the same may be altered in details and relative arrangement of parts within the scope ofthe appended claims.

. What Iclaimis:

1 1. In a baggage lock, the combination with. a locking hasp, of an auxiliary lock comprising a' staple and padlock whereby said hasp may be held in locking position independently of 'its usual locking mechanism, said staple when not in use being arranged to be concealed by thehasp.

2. In a trunk lock, the combination With ranged to be protected against being broken cooperating locking members, upon the off, by said hasp. 10 body and lid of the trunk including a lock- In testimony whereof, I the said DAVID ing hasp, of an auiiliary locking member WEISSBERG have hereunto set my hand.

5 adapted to engage' the hasp when in locked DAVID WEISSBERG.

position whereby the locking of the trunk Witnesses: may be secured independently. of the usual JOHN F. WILL, locking mechanism, said member being ar- J. R. KELLER. 

